bogarde73 wrote on Mar 28
th, 2016 at 6:58am:
I am looking to Trump as a last chance for action.
Look at the last three presidencies.
Clinton virtually nothing. Bush a war that was a mistake. And Obama, the biggest promises of all and the biggest disgrace of all.
Nothing done for America at all in 24 years.
America's cities & infrastructure are crying out for renewal. I think this is a theme Trump should take up & run with now.
There is for eg an eviction epidemic going on in the cities now. A whole industry. This is the kind of thing that is at the root of America's troubles. It all comes down to a roof, food on the table, health.
It needs someone to stand up & be an FDR.
For starters, I think way too much faith is put in the notion that the President can bring about the changes the electorate may hope for, or the changes promised in election campaigns. With Americans, it is almost as if they want a King, or wizard with a magic wand.
I do not accept anti-Bill Clinton, and Obama propaganda.
If we are going to use FDR as some kind of benchmark, we have to remember that his country, and for that matter the rest of the world, were far less complex in those days.
As for Trump, I think he is an odious character. But while I welcome his remarks about Saudi Arabia and Islam in general, I don't think he will follow through. Perhaps not for lack of will. Saud and Islam have infiltrated the West in such ways that they can muster powerful, monied, resistance using American business against Trump and any change to the status of Muzlims in the West. Meanwhile on the street, Black Muzlims like Farrakan are already working against the secular state.
There are policies that can address the rise of Islam, but they are drastic and require a deliberate and measured strategy along with widespread honesty in the media about Islam's intentions concerning the West. Any piecemeal approach will only serve to disperse the righteous disgust with Muzlim atrocities. First of all, we in the West need to know our enemy, and make intelligent decisions to defeat the cult. I have not seen any indication of this intelligence in Trump's campaign.